Greg Brown Named President And COO Of Motorola
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 21, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that Greg Brown, President of the Company's Networks and Enterprise business, has been named President & Chief Operating Officer of Motorola, effective immediately. Brown will be responsible for overseeing Motorola's Mobile Devices, Networks & Enterprise, Connected Home Solutions businesses and supply-chain operations. In this new role, Brown will report to Ed Zander, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
"Greg brings a wealth of experience to Motorola and has demonstrated success in all facets of management," said Zander. "His keen understanding of Motorola's strategy and customer requirements will be invaluable as we execute our revitalized operating plan for the benefit of our customers, partners, employees and shareholders."
"Motorola is a great company with tremendous assets and talented people," said Brown. "I look forward to continuing to work with Ed and other members of Motorola's leadership team to deliver the products, solutions and quality our customers demand."
Brown, 46, has more than 25 years of high-tech experience, including leadership positions in the telecommunications, software and wireless industries. Brown has been an executive officer at Motorola since 2003 and most recently served as President of Motorola's Networks and Enterprise business. With revenues of approximately $13 billion, Networks and Enterprise is focused on providing market-leading end-to-end network infrastructure solutions to private, public and enterprise customers worldwide.
Prior to joining Motorola in 2003, Brown was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Micromuse, a publicly traded network management software company. Before that he held a variety of senior management positions at Ameritech and AT&T.
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of seamless mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you connect simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $42.9 billion in 2006. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit www.Motorola.com .
